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GAB NEWS<\/p>\n
As many of you already know we learned last week that Visa blacklisted Gab<\/a> and we are now unable to process credit and debit card transactions. We learned more information this week and I think it\u2019s important that I share it as a warning for others.<\/p>\n It\u2019s not just Gab that is blacklisted. It\u2019s also my family.<\/p>\n In China there is something called the Social Credit System, which was developed by the Communist Chinese Party as a \u201cnational reputation system.\u201d This system tracks the \u201ctrustworthiness\u201d of individuals, businesses, and organizations. \u201cTrustworthiness\u201d here means total and complete submission to the Chinese Communist Party. If the Communist Party deems you to be untrustworthy, you are denied access to plane tickets, train tickets, opening and operating businesses, and more.<\/p>\n As of June 2019, according to the\u00a0National Development and Reform Commission of China<\/a>, 26.82 million\u00a0air<\/a>\u00a0tickets as well as 5.96 million\u00a0high-speed rail<\/a>\u00a0tickets have been denied to people who were deemed \u201cuntrustworthy (\u5931\u4fe1)\u201d (on a\u00a0blacklist<\/a>), and 4.37 million \u201cuntrustworthy\u201d people have chosen to fulfill their duties required by the law.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n To most Americans this sounds horrifying, and it is. I now know from first-hand experience because this social credit system exists in the United States. While it may not be sanctioned by the United States government, it most certainly has been deployed by US corporations who today have in many ways more power, data, and control over our lives than our government does. Many of these corporations also happen to be endorsing and raising money for communist organizations, revolutionaries, and the domestic terrorists burning down our cities.<\/p>\n We were told this week that not only is Gab blacklisted by Visa as a business, but my personal name, phone number, address, and more are all also blacklisted by Visa. If I wanted to leave Gab tomorrow (something that isn\u2019t going to happen) and start a lemonade stand I wouldn\u2019t be able to obtain merchant processing for it.<\/p>\n Simply because my name is Andrew Torba.<\/p>\n If my wife wants to start a business she won\u2019t be able to obtain merchant processing because she lives at the same address as me and would be flagged by Visa.<\/p>\n This is obviously very concerning. We have done nothing wrong. Gab is and always has been a legally operated business. We sell hats, shirts, and a software subscription service that unlocks new features on Gab. My personal credit score is in the 800\u2019s. I pay my bills. I have a wife and daughter to provide for, yet we are all being punished and defamed because someone at Visa has it out for me.<\/p>\n We were told that Visa has someone camping on our website watching our payment processing. As soon as we get a new processor up they find out who it is on their end and contact them. They tell the processor that Gab is flagged for \u201cillegal activity\u201d and if they do not stop processing payments for us they will be heavily fined.<\/p>\n When the processor inquires about this alleged \u201cillegal activity,\u201d Visa tells them that Gab has been flagged for \u201chate speech.\u201d \u201cHate speech,\u201d is of course not illegal in the United States of America and is protected by the First Amendment. As I have written<\/a>, it\u2019s not real and I refuse to acknowledge it as term. Visa doesn\u2019t agree with me.<\/p>\n The reason I share all of this is that I hope it serves as a wakeup call and as a warning. If they can do this to me, they can do it to you and they likely will.<\/p>\n